Cake For Sending Missionary To Brazil

I've been asked to make a cake for the reception following a commissioning service for our Pastor's daughter who is going to Brazil as a missionary. The date is this coming Sunday evening so I only have a week to do it. I thought of shaping a cake like Brazil or making a book shaped cake with a message of encouragement. Any other ideas would be helpful.Thanks,Elaine[email protected]

I made a sheet cake some years ago for a missionary headed to an assignment in Africa. It had a lovely Bible verse on it which might work for your cake.

Matthew 28:19 - "Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples"

The cake had a design of Africa and small plastic African animal figures (provided by my client) and I think it turned out well. You could do the same thing, but make everything Brazil instead of Africa. This would all work on a tiered cake too.

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. I ended up making a 16 x 24 inch sheet cake, frosted with lime green buttercream and used lemon curd in the filling. I also baked a small book cake and placed it on top. I wrote out Matthew 5:16 on the right side of the book and make a candy clay candle and lampstand for the left side. Church members were complimentary so I'll try to figure out how to post a picture sometime. I am a beginner so I see all the flaws compared to other pictures posted here. Also, as a beginner, I didn't know how to make a stack of books. I did use the colors of the Brazilian flag to make stars around the black lettering of the word "BRAZIL" on the cake. Thanks again.